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Keynote – Climate Solutions & Health: The Lancet Countdown

June 9 / 15:30 – 15:45

Marina Romanello is Executive Director at the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change, Climate Change and Health Researcher at the University College London.

Key messages:

  • Climate change causes widespread human suffering today, affecting millions globally.
  • Continued climate inaction poses high costs to human well-being, with escalating health risks from increasing global temperatures.
  • The Lancet Countdown’s ten years of science assessments highlight the urgent need for health-centered climate action. This includes shifting the global economy to a zero-carbon footing, presenting transformative opportunities for improving global population health.

Followed by a panel on Human health – Game changer in climate policy and evidence to action?

Details

Date:
June 9
Time:
15:30 – 15:45
Event Category:

Location

H 0104 (Elinor Ostrom Hall)

Presenter

Marina Romanello

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